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single-payer

sin·gle-pay·er
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-guh l pey-er]
    • /ˈsɪŋ gəl ˈpeɪ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-guh l pey-er]
    • /ˈsɪŋ gəl ˈpeɪ ər/

Definition of single-payer word

  • adjective single-payer noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund. 1

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Origin of single-payer

First appearance:

before 1985
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1985-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Single-payer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

single-payer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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